The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-02-10
Georgia's Electric Well.

10 another column ls found mention
of an electric we'll in Talliaferro County
Georgia. The accounts given are almost
incredible, and the reader is ready to re.
gard the whole thing as hoax. But it
is not hoax. On the contrary, if macy
honest and intelligent people have not
been previously imposed upon by their
own imagination, the electric we'll is a
reality and great wonder. The &C.
counts of the well given in the Augusta
correspondence of the News and Courier
and by reputable Georgia newspapers
are confirmed by persons who have visi.
ted the we'll.
Every ybody in Newberry knows Mr.. J.
R. Slawson. formerly of this county,
now travelling salesman for an Atlanta
house, 10 which he is partner.
Mr.. Slawson was in Newberry yester.
day on his way to the well, and accom-
panying him was his wife, who is suff.
erer from rheumatism. Mr.. Slawson
has perfect faith in the efficacy of the
we'll. He has visited the well, and has
known personally Of some of its wonder
full cures. The Observer had talk with
Mr.. Slawson, and from him learned the
following facts:
In Talliaferro County, Ga, on the
Washington branch of the Georgia Rail.
road, is small station called Sharon.
Four miles from this station is a noun
tain-a sort of freak of nature, like our
Little Mountain in this county. The
owner of the mountain-a Mr.. Hillman
thought there might be gold in the
mountain, and, during the summer of
1886, dug for the precious metal. At
one place he dug considerable hole,
and, finding no gold, he decided to 60
deeper and make we'll. The negro who
was digging it was afflicted with rheuma-
tism; but, coming out Of the we'll one
day, he remarked to his employer Chat
the we'll had cured him of rheumatism.
His employer replied that if it cured
rheumatism they had better put old man
Ned to digging in it. Ned had a chronic
case. He was put to work in the we'll
and was cured. The we'll began to get a
reputation and several persons afflicted
with rheumatism have visited it and have
been cured by it.
Mr.. Slawson is we'll acquainted with
Mr.. Palmer, who is mentioned by the
correspondent of the Nea0s and Courier
as having been cured. Mr.. Palmer is
commercial traveller. He was a great
sufferer from rheumatism, being com.
PEELED to go on crutches and to wear on
one of his feet slipper instead Of
shoe. Mr.. Palmer went to the well and
sat in it short while on four days
altogether about four hours and half.
He intended to remain longer but was
called away by telegram. He seems 10
have been entirely cured has discarded
his crutches, wears his shoe, and Mr..
Slawaon saw him in Barnwell on Satur-
day stepping around as lively as any
drummer selling goods. MIR. Slawson
travelled last week in Georgia with
gentleman named Bonds, who was suffer.
ing greatly from rheumatism, and was
on his way to the we'll. He has since
heard from reliable persons that Mr..
Bonds was cured.
The Observer supposed the we'll con.
tained either mud or water, but Mr..
Slawson says the we'll is dry one. 1t is
six or eight feet square and about four.
teen feet deep. the bottom being covered
over with loose boards and rude car
pet. Four chairs are at the bottom of
the we'll for persons to sit in. The owner
has built small house over the we'll.
The descent into the we'll is made by
flights of stairs. Mr.. Slawson was in the
we'll with three others, all of whom felt
the electrical sensations. There is moth.
ing like shock, only a tingling sensa.
ton like that caused by very weak cur
rent from galvanic battery. The sen.
sation is felt whether one touches the
wa la mr. not Nc,gbcy7U Observer;